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Article
“The Names of the Rivers”: A New Look at an Old Document
The New England Quarterly (2007)
  • Mary Beth Norton
  • Emerson W. Baker
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Abstract
Analyzing a mysterious, early-seventeenth-century description of the New England coast from Maine to Martha's Vineyard, the essay provides information about Native American sachems, suggests insights into the means by which explorers exchanged information, and offers an interpretation of Martin Pring's landing.
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Publication Date
September, 2007
DOI
10.1162/tneq.2007.80.3.459
Citation Information
Mary Beth Norton and Emerson W. Baker. "“The Names of the Rivers”: A New Look at an Old Document" The New England Quarterly Vol. 80 Iss. 3 (2007) p. 459 - 487
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